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The townland south of this top, running down to Kylemore Lough, is Lemnaheltia (Ir. Léim na hEilte, 'the doe's leap'). It appears on Mercator's map of Ireland (1595) as Dosleape. This must originally have been the name of a mountain or cliff. According to legend Fionn Mac Cumhail's dog Bran pursued a doe here. When the doe leapt from the summit, Bran fell from the cliff into the lake. Most likely it refers to the steep south face of Doughruagh overlooking Kylemore Lough and Pollacappul Lough, though Doughruagh is not in Lemnaheltia but the neighbouring townland of Pollacappul. Variations of this story can be found throughout Ireland. In Kerry, for instance, there is a lake named Lough Brin (Ir. Loch Broin, 'Bran's lake') south of the Reeks. Previously Lemnaheltia in MV. Altnagaighera is the name of a spur to the W which is lower than Garraun South top but more sharply defined.
Garraun South Top is the 400th highest summit in Ireland.Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/347/

Altnagaighera is a spur more or less west of Lemnaheltia. Lemnaheltia has little to recommend it, being flat and not having great views. It is included in the list because it is a separate peak in the definition in use (30m drop). Altnagaighera, which is interesting, has good views and some fancy rocks regrettably only has around a 25m drop, so doesn’t count as a separate top. The photo shows Altnagaighera in the background, contrasting with the flat top of Lemnaheltia. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/347/comment/495/